Ps 144:1Blessed be the LORD, my Rock and my great strength, Who trains my hands for war And my fingers for battle;
Ps 144:2My [steadfast] lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my rescuer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.
Ps 144:3LORD, what is man that You take notice of him? Or the son of man that You think of him? [Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:6]
Ps 144:4Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Ps 144:5¶ Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Ps 144:6Flash lightning and scatter my enemies; Send out Your arrows and confuse and embarrass and frustrate them.
Ps 144:7Stretch out Your hand from above; Set me free and rescue me from great waters, Out of the hands of [hostile] foreigners [who surround us]
Ps 144:8Whose mouths speak deceit [without restraint], And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Ps 144:9¶ I will sing a new song to You, O God; Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
Ps 144:10Who gives salvation to kings, Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.
Ps 144:11Set me free and rescue me from the hand of [hostile] foreigners, Whose mouth speaks deceit [without restraint], And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Ps 144:12¶ Let our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace;
Ps 144:13Let our barns be full, supplying every kind of produce, And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
Ps 144:14Let our cattle bear Without mishap and without loss, And let there be no outcry in our streets!
Ps 144:15How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the LORD! A Psalm of praise. Of David.<SS>